Known as the "unofficial congresswoman of Fif...

Known as the "unofficial congresswoman of Fifth Ward," Punch helped organize a new voting location where she served as precinct judge, became a history-making lay leader in the Presbyterian Church and was a member of Target Hunger's first board of directors.

Nellye Joyce Punch, a Fifth Ward educator and community advocate, dies at 96. Known as the "unofficial congresswoman of Fifth Ward," the longtime science teacher helped organize a new voting location where she served as precinct judge. She served on multiple boards, became a history-making lay leader in the Presbyterian Church and was a member of Target Hunger's first board of directors.